Medieval
Blacksmithing Bibliography

by Master Tamlene
ap Guidgen, O.L.

Roughly in the order
in which I find them useful in an SCA context.

Decorative Antique
Ironwork by Henry DÕAllemagne, Dover, 1968.

4500 objects pictured
with captions. Most of the objects pictured are medieval, with some 17th and
18th century stuff. No text. In print last time I noticed. If you are
interested in medieval and later ironwork, you must buy this book. IÕve been
told that the museum which published the book has published other titles since;
I havenÕt followed up on this information yet.

Medieval Decorative
Ironwork in England by Jane Geddes, Society of Antiquaries, London 1999.

This is an excellent
book, readable with lots of very nice pictures. Lots of doors and railings.

Provides a lot of
pictures of medieval door hardware (and some chest hardware). Tremendous
detail. Over 1000 pages, and worth getting if you can find it. I bought it from
Norm Larson a couple of years ago for $120; he isnÕt carrying it anymore.

Eisenwerke by I.H.
Von Hefner-Alteneck. Originally published in 1840, this is a reprint. Published
by Verlag Ernst Wasmuth Tubingen.

85 plates of ink drawings
of medieval and later ironwork. Excellent rendition of detail in plates.
Available from Norm Larson.

German text, 300 pages of
excellent photographs with German, English and French titles. Most of the
objects pictured are medieval, with some 17th and 18th century stuff. Available
from Norm Larson Books.

Old French Ironwork
by Edgar Frank. Harvard University Press, 1950, out of print.

Last summer Norm Larson
had several used copies at $60 or so.

Metalwork by
Hanns-Ulrich Haedeke. Universe Books, 381 Park Avenue South, New York City
10016, published 1970.

Covers non-ferrous and
ferrous metals from Carolingian through Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance.

Copyright 2002 by Steve Smith, <sos at
alum.mit.edu>. Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related
publications, provided the author is credited and receives a copy.

If this article is reprinted in a publication, I
would appreciate a notice in the publication that you found this article in the
Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track
which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan.